{
  "id": 4628239,
  "title": "IRGC: Oil tanker catches fire after hitting mines in Strait of Hormuz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/irgc-oil-tanker-catches-fire-after-hitting-mines-in-strait-of-hormuz",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T10:16:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irgc-oil-tanker-catches-fire-after-hitting-mines-strait-hormuz"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "IRGC: Oil tanker catches fire after hitting mines in Strait of Hormuz Iran's IRGC has said that an oil tanker attempting to cross an \"illegal route\" through the Strait of Hormuz has caught fire after hitting two sea mines. In a statement carried by IRIB, the IRGC said that the vessel “completely stopped\" after colliding with the mines.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 8,
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/world-iran-says-it-downed-us-drone-over-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-08-31T03:35:16.000Z"
      },
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        "title": "Iran's IRGC says US MQ-9 drone downed over Hormuz Strait",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/irans-irgc-says-us-mq-9-drone-downed-over-hormuz-strait",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/iran-attacks-uaes-al-minhad-air-base-with-drones-irgc-says-report",
        "published": "2026-08-31T05:54:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Oil tanker catches fire after striking mines in Strait of Hormuz, Iran says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/oil-tanker-catches-fire-after-striking-mines-in-strait-of-hormuz-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-31T06:00:58.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "UAE forces deal with drone from Iran over territorial waters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/uae-forces-deal-with-drone-from-iran-over-territorial-waters",
        "published": "2026-08-31T06:23:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "CENTCOM rejects IRGC claim of strikes in Strait of Hormuz as ‘act of aggression’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/centcom-rejects-irgc-claim-of-strikes-in-strait-of-hormuz-as-act-of",
        "published": "2026-08-31T08:55:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}